Adding exercise is my next step. I plan on doing 20-30 minutes a day on a bike. I was also thinking of doing the hundred pushups, two hundred squats, and two hundred situps programs. and maybe some yoga a couple times a week. I'm mostly interested in stuff I can do at home.

Any advice, suggestions? I really like the idea of strength training, like the stronglifts 5x5, but I really don't think I have the time or dedication to stick to something like that (at least not right now, anyway).

drapple will be along shortly to ream you on your use of "loose." In the meantime, you're on a pretty good track, but Stronglifts really only takes about 30 minutes three times a week. If you can't commit that kind of time to your fitness, you might as well give up.

You're off to a good start. The body weight exercises are actually a good starter program and will probably lead up to you doing a beginner's weight lifting program. Make sure you are aware of your heart rate while you're on the bike, figure out your resting heart rate then find your aerobic heart rate zone.

You seem to be pretty well set up, the only thing I would add that if you don't lose much weight over the next 1-2 months, don't give up! You will want to cut the calories to 2k ish. I was 6'2" 330 lbs and didn't really lose weight until I cut to 1800 calories a day, even though I exercised fairly frequently.

Just a little diet tip here that you may enjoy. To avoid extra fat and cholesterol, but maintain high levels of protein, switch to egg whites instead of the entire egg. It's pretty easy to do once you get the hang of it or if you've ever worked as a short order cook, but basically crack the egg and pour out the protein part onto the frying pan and basically slide the yolk back in forth between the two eggshell halves until you have gotten as much of the white part out as you can.

Also, cook them in olive oil instead of butter, since olive oil is outstanding for your diet and an unsaturated fat.

I dig how you are easing into the exercise. If I may make another suggestion, if possible, when you wake up have a piece of fresh fruit or bowl of oatmeal to and go for a 20-30 minute walk around your neighborhood at a crisp enough pace to work up a light sweat. You'll kickstart your metabolism that way and burn more calories throughout the day as a result.

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